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+ Aaron Eichenlaub to Chief Revenue Officer @ Dye & Dunham

+ Blaine Preston to VP Operations @ FER-PAL USA

+ Christopher Usih, Chief Superintendent of Schools @ Calgary Board of Education, resigned

+ David Nash to Chief Product Officer @ Dye & Dunham Corporation

+ Dieter Deines to VP Exploration @ Headwater Exploration Inc.

+ Jack Winberg to Board Chair @ Waterfront Toronto

+ James Fairbairn to CFO @ XORTX Therapeutics Inc.

+ James Hicks to Pres. & CEO @ Moneris Solutions Corporation

+ Jeff Jackson to CEO, Hockey Operations @ Edmonton Oilers

+ Jim Pantelidis, Board Member and Chairman @ Parkland Corporation, retired

+ Jon Grimwood to VP Exploration @ Headwater Exploration Inc.

+ Kevin Waters, CFO @ Comprehensive Healthcare Systems Inc., resigned

+ Kim Oishi to Interim CFO @ Datable Technology Corp.

+ Lisa Gainsborg to Interim CFO @ Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc.

+ Lou Magurno to VP Operations @ FER-PAL Canada

+ Mandy Adamou to Managing Dir., Head of Consultant Relations @ Fiera Capital

+ Richard Dickson to CEO @ The Gap

+ Sarah Garton Stanley to VP Programming @ Arts Common

+ Stephen Richardson to Chairman @ Parkland Corporation

~ Note: links in this section are to LinkedIn profiles where available and otherwise to a relevant posting of the appointment. -  [ send us your appointment notices  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Don Superstein, Edmonton developer, community leader and philanthropist; 68

+ Jennifer Allen, founder of JA Surrogacy; 36

+ Nick Petros, founder of Nick’s Steakhouse; 87

+ Government of Alberta put wind and solar project applications on ‘pause’ – the explanation is drawing widespread criticism as a disguise for rural constituency push-back from UCP MLAs … tik tok

+ Sept. 11; Rotary Stay In School Charity Golf Classic, Glencoe Golf & Country Club, Calgary; sponsor, register to golf

+ Sept. 21; Calgary’s 65 Roses Ladies Golf Classic in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada, The Winston Golf Club, Calgary; info/registration

+ Sept. 28; Accessible Housing Annual Fundraising Gala, Dinner for Doors; Silver Springs Golf Cub, Calgary - tickets

+ send us your 2023 tournament information – we are happy to post them here

~ [please send your charity golf event notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Aug. 10; Northstar Clean Technologies Inc., Annual General and Special Meeting, Delta

+ Aug. 22; Lanesborough REIT, Annual General Meeting of Unitholders, Winnipeg

~ Canadian banks and life insurance companies got approval to do their 2023 annual meetings virtually

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Canada Goose published its 2023 Sustainability Report

+ Home Depot of Canada Inc. published its 2023 ESG Report

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: March/2023 ~ Issue #1; April/2023 ~ Issue #2 ; May/2023 – Issue #3

+ RioCan REIT acquiring 5.6 acres of land adjacent to its Glenmore Landing centre (10.4 acres) for expansion and future densification/development

+ I am not a crook. – Richard M. Nixon

+ to George and Colleen Bezaire for their $1.0 million donation to the Glenbow Museum; the feature gallery will be named The Bezaire Family Gallery

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+ Agra Ventures Ltd. is changing its name to Digicann Ventures Inc.

+ BC dockworkers are going back to work; the sides agree to a new deal after 75% of the union membership approved the deal

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$82/bbl, Brent @ US$85/bbl

+ FACILITYCalgary has been published at 6:00AM on Tuesdays for many years – but we are finding, to give readers up to date information, particularly late-breaking news that comes to us early in the morning, so we are changing

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter; change of publishing time – we’ve moved our ‘send time’ to 7:00 AM (MDT) every Tuesday); Calgary news focused on oil & gas, finance and real estate industry; click here to sign up

+ fires and floods; Alberta wildfire concerns remain on high alert; currently 92 wildfires are burning in Alberta, 2 are not under control

+ Gibson Energy Inc. closed its US$1.1 billion acquisition of the South Texas Gateway Terminal

+ Government of Alberta put wind and solar project applications on ‘pause’ – the explanation is drawing widespread criticism as a disguise for rural constituency push-back from UCP MLAs … tik tok

+ Government of Canada; the Prime Minister shuffled his cabinet – full details

+ Headwater Exploration Inc. increased its 2023CapEx Budget to $225.0 million

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; click here to sign up;  click here for this week’s message)

+ NextPoint Financial Inc. sought CCAA protection; FTI is the monitor; NextPoint operates  Liberty Tax and Community Tax – a tax preparation service provider with over 250 locations in Canada and 2,300 in the US; and NextPoint has proposed a restructuring deal and asset sale

+ Nutrien Ltd. suspended expansion plans following a plunge in Q2 results

+ reader contributions: are always welcome. Please forward your comments, news items, and company appointment announcements; them to kolke@facilitycalgary.com

+ REITrag – is our publication covering REITs; available by subscription; March/2023 ~ Issue #1; April/2023 – Issue #2; May/2023 – Issue #3; sign-up form – get on our mailing list

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 5 to 659 this week; Canada: down 5 to 188 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Secure Energy Services merger/takeover of Tervita was challenged by the Competition Bureau; now the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the decision; Secure is reviewing the decision and considering a further appeal

+ Shell Canada Ltd. reported to be selling some surplus assets to fund its acquisition of a gas station portfolio from Sobey’s 

+ Avila Energy Corporation secured a $3.0 million debt financing

+ LNG Energy Holdings Inc. closed $22.5 million equity raise

+ NG Energy International Corp. closed $35.0 million sr. secured convertible debt raise by private placement

+ Replenish Nutrients Ltd. secured $7.0 million in funding

editor’s note: names of companies involved in arm’s length debt and equity financing transactions we report in this section are ALWAYS the borrower; we report ‘fresh raises’ and do not report secondary offerings or non-arm’s-length transactions …

+ Aug. 10-11; Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo, Tradex, Abbotsford, BC; info/register

+ Sept. 12 – 14; The Carbon Canada Conference, Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton; info/register

+ Sept. 13-14; Oil Sands Conference (Shell Place) & Trade Show (Suncor Community Leisure Centre) , Fort McMurray; conference / trade show

+ Sept. 15-17; 7^th World Geothermal Congress, Beijing, China -  info - register

+ Sept. 17-21; 24^th World Petroleum Congress; Energy Transitions – the path to Net Zero, BMO Centre, Stampede Park / registration; early bird registration is open; exhibition features – what, where, when

+ Sept. 26-28; BOMEX Edmonton 2023; JW Marriott/Ice District, Edmonton; details/registration open

+ Sept. 26-29; International Energy Agency – Technical Collaboration Program, EOR 2023 Conference, Hotel Arts, Calgary; sponsor opportunities

+ Sept. 26-29; IFMA World Workplace Conference, Colorado Conventional Centre, Denver; register

+ Sept. 28; Canadian Energy Person of the Year – Award Gala Dinner, Calgary Petroleum Club; info/tickets

+ Oct. 16-17; The 2023 National Building Decarbonization Forum, National Arts Center, Ottawa – save the date

+ Oct. 18-19; BUILDEX Alberta, 20-24; Calgary – save the date

+ Oct. 21; Calgary Public Foundation - #LitGala2023 , Central Library; info/tickets

+ Oct. 27; Classroom Champions, Concert for Classrooms – Barney Bentall & The Caribou Express, Bella Concert Hall, Calgary; info/tickets (link to highlights of 2022 Toronto concert) ; save the dates – Calgary, Oct. 27 / Toronto,Nov. 2

+ Oct. 28 – Nov. 5; Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival – info/program/tickets

+ Nov. 1-2; Supply Change, Conference & Expo, Westin Airport, Calgary; info / register

+ Nov. 6 & 5; 2023 Decentralized Energy Forum, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise; info / register

+ Nov. 7-8; Canadian Aerospace Summit, Ottawa - save the date

+ Nov. 14-15; Oilfield Electrification Technology Conference, Hyatt Houston West, Houston; register, submit abstracts

+ Nov. 30 – Dec. 12; COP28 UAE, Expo City, Dubai; info

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+ Apr. 16-17; Innovate West, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/book – save the date

+ Oct. 20-24; Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT), Telus Convention Centre, Calgary – save the date

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ RioCan REIT acquiring 5.6 acres of land adjacent to its Glenmore Landing centre (10.4 acres) for expansion and future densification/development